#5 Most relegations suffered by a player: Hermann Hreidarsson & Nathan Blake (5)
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Relegation is undoubtedly the most heart-breaking phenomenon a footballer can experience; it is a sign of failure, hard work being undone and holds drastic implications for the future careers of players. Some individuals have been more prone to the drop than others and the Icelandic-Welsh pairing of Hreidarsson and Blake remains the god of relegation.
Hreidarrsson faced demotion with London clubs Crystal Palace, Wimbledon and Charlton, as well as with Ipswich Town and, most recently, Portsmouth, making him the only player in the division’s history to have faced the drop with five different sides.
Blake meanwhile suffered relegation with Sheffield United in their debut season in the Premier League before moving to Bolton where he’d experience it on two occasions, then with Blackburn Rovers once. After that he suffered the agony of relegation at Wolves, whom he guided to promotion in 2003 but guided them back down the following term.
